U.S. Federal prosecutors say a former manager at a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa has been arrested in Israel and may be extradited to the U.S. to face charges that he harbored illegal immigrants for profit.
[JTA] — Some 650 rabbis from the Chabad-Lubavitch movement will conduct communal Passover seders in 58 countries. The “Roving Rabbis,” as the young rabbis and rabbinical students are known, will conduct some of the world’s largest seders in Katmandu, Nepal and Cusco, Peru.
Yesterday, Wednesday, Jewish public school students were given a taste of the upcoming Passover holiday. Learning hands-on the ins and outs of the upcoming holiday, Jewish children from public schools across the New York City area participated in model Matza bakeries arranged by the local Shluchim.
Rabbi Yosef Heller, head of the Rebbe’s Kollel in Crown Heights, recently took over thirty young Rabbis to Park Slope for a stimulating tour, and a hands-on visit to a Mikvah in Park Slope that is currently being constructed.
[Examiner] — I like to think of Passover as the Jewish version of Thanksgiving. Families and friends gather together to tell stories and eat a traditional meal, called the “Seder”. But there are a couple of eensy-weensy differences.
New Yorkers and tourists heading out for lunch this Thursday, April 14, could be greeted by an unexpected surprise. A parade, consisting of Sixty One motor homes, known as “Mitzvah Mobiles”, will roll through the streets of Manhattan, to raise awareness of the upcoming Passover holiday.
In honor of Yud-alef Nissan CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a series of pictures of an artist presenting a panting that he made of the Rebbe, with special thanks to the Schildkraut and Levin families.
This is it; what every hockey fan has been waiting for during the long, grueling regular-season: Playoff hockey.
Looking around the Sweet 16 of the NHL, I see fate, hope, revenge and an upset-special.
Just one hour ago a bus of Bochurim traveling on Merkos Shlichus to Ukraine left 770. After a short stop at the Ohel they went to catch their flight at JFK. Over 650 Bochurim are traveling worldwide to make Sedarim coordinated by the Merkos Shlichus office.
Chabad of the Conejo hosted the sixth annual Friendship Walk on Sunday in Agoura Hills, raising money for programs for special-needs children.
Cleveland’s close-knit Orthodox Jewish community and its tradition of assisting any Jew in need helped the FBI arrest an individual April 11 who is suspected of bombing the Chabad House of Santa Monica, Calif.
In 228 days, 17 hours, and 41 minutes, on the 26th of Cheshvan (November 23, 2011) the 28th International Conference of Shluchim will begin.
Mayor Bloomberg is trying to dump the city’s garbage problem on neighborhoods in Brooklyn and the Bronx, advocates charge.
Halacha and the Parasha: Parashas Acharei Mos
On Monday, the Darchai Menachem boys of levels of 3, 4, and 5 took full advantage of the first truly beautiful day of spring with a bike trip to Central Park. The trip was awarded to the students who reached an average score of 100 via the Yeshiva-wide point system that monitors each child’s behavioral and academic progress on a weekly basis.
Beginning now, 1:00pm, a truck is unloading many skids with fresh Apples, Grapefruits, Onions and Potatos which is being distributed for free for all those who want. The produce is being distributed on East New York Avenue between Kingston and Brooklyn. There is no need to be on any lists, just come and take.
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